What is Apraxia of Speech?
Apraxia of speech, also called verbal apraxia, is a loss of speech ability from a brain injury such as stroke. A person with apraxia of speech has trouble saying what…
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Stroke Wellness and Support Club at Sarasota Memorial Hospital
The Stroke Wellness and Support Club at Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH) has a special division devoted to promoting education, wellness, and the management of stroke and neurological diseases. They provide…
What is Broca’s Aphasia?
Broca's aphasia is a nonfluent and expressive aphasia where the person knows what they want to say and can understand others. But, speech takes great effort to say words or…
Stress, Grief, Depression, and Aphasia
by Donna Polelle, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Persons with Aphasia experience a loss of communication, leading to frustration and social isolation. In addition, Aphasia affects relationships, roles, identity, everyday functioning, and daily…
What is Anomic Aphasia?
Anomic aphasia is a mild form of fluent aphasia where the person can understand other's speech and can usually read. People with anomic aphasia can't find the words they want…
Fighting Overwhelm
Fighting overwhelm can be overwhelming! Three months ago, we ran an article with a Caregiver Self-Assessment Questionnaire. In taking the Self-Assessment, we learned that overwhelm is a problem in the…
Get to Know Rick Reese
Name: Rick Reese When did you have your stroke? March 2018. What was your occupation? Mechanic/owner at Reese's Chevron station. What are your favorite activities now? Working at the station,…
Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program
The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program was created to encourage inclusivity, acceptance, and understanding for people with hidden disabilities. There is no qualifying list of hidden impairments. The person gets to…
What is Neuroplasticity?
What is Neuroplasticity? In stroke recovery, neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to rewire or reorganize itself after injury. The person with Aphasia can make the most of recovery by repeatedly…
What is Alexia?
Alexia is a form of Aphasia that affects reading comprehension, including: 1. Having difficulty recognizing words by sight or understanding written material of any length. 2. Having difficulty sounding out…
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary Progressive Aphasia is a type of frontotemporal dementia that affects communication ability. People with Primary Progressive Aphasia may have trouble expressing their thoughts and understanding or finding words. The…
Caregiver Stress Relief
Two months ago, we ran an article with a Caregiver Self-Assessment Questionnaire. In taking the Self-Assessment, we learned that stress could cause havoc in the life of a caregiver. As…
Get to Know Hank Prince
Name: Hank (Henry) John Prince (My Slovenian name is Enrico Giovanni Princic.) When did you have your stroke? On July 24, 2015, my wife Donna and I were on vacation…
What is Global Aphasia?
Global Aphasia is a form of non-fluent Aphasia. Individuals with global Aphasia have severe communication difficulties. They may be extremely limited in their ability to speak or comprehend language. They…
Aphasia Research Studies Help People
Aphasia research studies help doctors and clinicians to learn more about Aphasia and hopefully find better ways to safely detect, treat, or prevent Aphasia. In addition, they can help connect…
